Kiến Tường

Kiến Tường
District-level town
Kiến Tường Location of Kiến Tường in Vietnam
Coordinates: 10°47′N 105°56′E / 10.78°N 105.94°E / 10.78; 105.94Coordinates: 10°47′N 105°56′E / 10.78°N 105.94°E / 10.78; 105.94
Country	Vietnam
Province	Long An
Created	18 March 2013
Government
• People's Council Chair	Đỗ Văn Thiệt
• People's Committee Chair	Nguyễn Văn Vũ
Area
• District-level town	204.28 km2 (78.87 sq mi)
• Urban	25.4876 km2 (9.8408 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate (2013)	64,589
• Density	316/km2 (820/sq mi)
• Urban	40,991
• Urban density	1,608/km2 (4,160/sq mi)
Time zone	Indochina Time (UTC+7)
Website	Official website

Kiến Tường is a district-level town in Long An Province, Vietnam. The administrative area is centered around a town also known as Mộc Hóa. Its population in 2013 was reported to be 64,589.

Kiến Tường is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Ho Chi Minh City, on the Vàm Cỏ Tây River () in the heart of the Đồng Tháp Mười wetland. It covers an area of 204.28 square kilometres (78.87 sq mi), and borders the districts of Mộc Hóa to the east, Tân Thạnh to the south, Tân Hưng to the west, Vĩnh Hưng to the northwest. To its north is Kampong Rou District of Svay Rieng Province in Cambodia.

The town of Kiến Tường was originally known as Mộc Hóa, and the general area has been continuously inhabited since the 18th century. On 22 October 1956, the government of South Vietnam established the province of Kiến Tường with Mộc Hóa as its capital. After the Fall of Saigon, this province was incorporated into Long An Province in 1976. The town of Mộc Hóa and surrounding areas were split from the rest of Mộc Hóa District in 2013 to create the current district-level town of Kiến Tường.

Kiến Tường is divided into three wards numbered 1 through 3, and five rural communes: Bình Hiệp, Bình Tân, Thạnh Hưng, Thạnh Trị and Tuyên Thạnh. The People's Council Chair of the town is Đỗ Văn Thiệt and the People's Committee Chair is Nguyễn Văn Vũ.

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